Archives Technician

Description
The Archives Technician exists to assist the Church History Department in its purpose to help Gods children make and keep sacred covenants. The incumbent succeeds by performing paraprofessional and technical work that supports access to the archival and library holdings and physical control over the records. This work includes collection care circulating archives and library records auditing archives and library holdings and ensuring proper use care and storage of all collection materials. There are high expectations for on-time delivery of products and services. Failure to meet these on-time expectations will create significant disruptions to Church History patrons and staff and corporate departments. This is an individual contributor position.

Responsibilities
Independently performs routine paraprofessional library and/or archival tasks and services.
Performs circulation functions including managing holds; interprets policies verifies and updates patron and item records with required approval; pulls and refiles items and insures items are delivered to patrons and staff accurately and appropriately.
Evaluates the physical condition of records in the course of other duties and alerts supervisor or other designated staff to condition problems that limit access or threaten the safety of records determining and/or carrying out the appropriate preservation and/or holding maintenance actions for all record formats.
Within established procedures identifies and evaluates materials that require repair or other conservation treatments and flags them for conservation work.
Within established procedures identifies collection items that have additional housing needs then helps with the rehousing of materials.
Assists in monitoring temperature and relative humidity control devices within the archives storage and records areas; gathering and uploading environmental data alerting supervisor or other responsible authority to record and storage condition problems; supporting disaster recovery operations; creating or updating needs assessment forms for entries in the official physical control system to reflect preservation and/or holding maintenance needs or actions completed.
Makes minor revisions to catalog records such as changing locations and periodically assigning barcodes
Assists in the withdrawal deaccessioning and disposal of all record types under the guidance of an Archives Specialist or Archivist.
Coordinates monitors and carries out the physical assignment and/or relocation and shelving of collection items.
Makes minor revisions to catalog records such as changing locations and periodically assigning barcodes.

Qualifications
Required:
Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Familiarity with museum library and archives best practices policies and procedures
Must be able to pass a thorough background check
Proficiency using windows Microsoft Office products as well as cataloging and other associated software and hardware tools
Good oral and written communication skills with an understanding of Library and Archive practices and processes
Proficient in English
Ability to: interact courteously with staff and patrons; communicate effectively; work in a team environment; use and explain information tools and services
Must be able to work periodic evenings and Saturdays
Must be able to quickly read and understand classification systems and learn a modified Dewey Decimal system
Self-directed within a team dynamic while maintaining quick and efficient delivery to patrons and staff is required
Personal commitment to understand identify apply and follow collection care best practices and procedures
Ability to safely meet physical job requirements such as good/corrected eyesight sitting walking/standing for up to 8 hours per day lifting-up to 50 lbs walking long distances climbing ladders and working for long periods of time in cool temperatures
Must be able to remain stationary for long periods of time and operate computer